Cloth-handling machine.



o. WEISS. CLOTH HANDLING MACHINE.

v APPLICATION FILED DEG. 2, 1908 v 7 937,398, Patented Oct 19,1909.

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Inventor G. WEISS.

CLOTH HANDLING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED DEC. 2, 1908.

937,398. A Patented Oct. 19, 1909.

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UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

coanmuswmss, or naooxmzn, new roam crown-manure madame.

937,398. Im m" m t- Patented oer.- 19, 1909.

'Appncaflon filed December a, Serial No. 465,7.

'To all whom it may concern: V The ends of the belts 9 are-fastened. to ca1-' Be it known that I, Connnmns VVnIss, a rie'rs 60, one on each side of'the table, and citizen of the United States, and resident of each provided with two lower wheels 62, Brooklyn, Kings county, New York, have 62 adapted to roll or travel in lower, channel so '5 invented certain new and useful Impro'verails 16 secured to the table'legs,'and proinents, in Cloth-Handling- Machines, of vided" with two sir'nilar'up-perwhe'els 63, 63, which'the following is a specification. adapted to roll or 'ftrave1 in upper" channel This. invention relates tocloth handling rails 5, also secured to the table legs. The .machines'and s novelty consists in the 'con-- carriers are provided on their" outer sides 1o. struction and adaptationof the parts" Its with sleeves or boxes '64 to receivethe deobject is to provide a quick and. sufii'cient pending stemstfl of'brackets 25, and which means whereby cloth or similar fabrics may stems may be vertically adjusted in the be "iled in layers upon. a table or support in sleeves and held at any desired position after 7 sue a manner that thefna of'the cloth, or adjustment by means of set screws 6.

15 the right and wrong side 0 the fabric, such "lhe upper 'a' 6. lower channel rails are as aiming, will be in a proper osition to each sup orted 'onbrackets 50 (Figs. stand allow an operator, such as a clot cutter or composed of a U-shaped clamp having a 'tailor,. to cut a number of atterns, or perthreaded shank 55 and secured to'a sleevem53 form other operations, simu taneously,' in the lay-means of nuts 57 and 58'- whereby it may 20 usual way particular to the art, upon all of be verticall" adjusted. -A stationary 'art 51 he l y rsi a of the hrachet hois secured-to theta 'le leg Heretofore, it has usually" been necessary 2 and is providedwith a bolt" 52 adapted to to 0y two persons to handle one roll 6 move in a slot 54 of thesleeve 53, thus promaterial unrolhnitjthe length of the table, vid-inglor lateral adjustment. 25 --reversing the rol and repeating ,the. opera.- The electric motor used is preferably one ti'on until the re uired number of layers off-reversible t' 'pe and a rotary electric were obtained. This took up much time and switch. indicate ch30 is provided for its occasioned considerable handling, whereas control in either direction. suitable by the use of. this machine one person can switch, whichrhay-be purchased n theopen "30 handle one,;t'wo or morerolls simultaneously market is; provided with. a disk=34 whereby and d0 d ra ly more work the same. the operator can control the. switch Iand pa 0f timei 4 through it the motor; To the switch d sk In the d'rawin s, Figure 1 tea side elevaare "attached the ends of a cord 21 which 7 tion of the ma showing aparticular passes over it and along the table 1' through 35 form of bracket; Fig, 2, is a to plan view of guides 23 and. around a pulley 20 at'the opthe parts shown in I i and higss. 3: and; posi'te end of the table.- Wen. the 'upper are detail views of t rail brackets. I I course of cord is pulled to the right as.

In the drawings, 1 is'a tableh-avin a far asjit will go, the motor will go ahead number of legs or supports. along its si es,- falls 'eed; when similarly pulled to the left,

40 to which are secured rail brackets. 50 forthe it wi reverse at ull s eed. It will be uller '1 seam purposeof supportin 'u'ppe'r channel rails 5 stopped when the is man intermediate and lower channelrai s 16,,ashereinafier deposition. j S H- e Should the operator forget to stop the 3 is a shelf supported by brackets 4 at one fmotor when the carriers have reached either 100, ,4 endof the table and on'which is placed 9. end of the tableau automatic cut ofi-is promotor 14. Secured to the legs 2 at oneend vided to acton the cord 21. To that end a of the table, and adjacent to the motor 14, bracket 24 is secured to'the table at a prede are bracketsm carrying a cum shaft 10 termined oint, preferablyznear each end.

' provided with a gear 13 a apted to mesh A. forked ever 22' ivoted'to the bracket? 5 withwormear-15 mountedon the end of is adapted to strad 1e the cord 21 at p.- pomt the motor s Grooved pulley wheels onthe cord ,here two'obstructions 210 have.

1,1,; 11,- are secured totheends of the: shaft been placedt Therlower end ofthe lever 22 0 ,and are hdapted to carry beltsor is disposed in. the path ofthetravel ofapro- I cables. 9 which tpassever a similar set of ignitionon. the-carrier mrinsmme, an

to a shaft 6, su portedrby eaten "n oithe axle oi the wheels 63,9113- rackets Bat the opposite end o the tablawhen the carrier reaches the predeterm ned-' point-in its travel it trips the lever, pulls the cord 21 and stops the motor, just as though the cord had been .pulled by the operator.

Brackets '25 (shown in Figs. 1 and 2) are designed to carry two rolls of cloth. A stem 61 is provided with a slot 26 adapted to engage the adj'ustin' screw 66 in the carrier (30. Slots 27 and 8 are provided to receive the spindles 17 of the rolls of cloth 18, set screws29 being provided to hold the spindles in place. In the use of'this device, the cloth to be handled is placed on the spindles, Either singlelayers may be handled or two or more simultaneously. The ends of the cloth are held to the table by a clamp indicated at '90, or by a weight or in any suitable manner.

The cord 21 isthen pulled. This moves the motor switch and energizes the motor which j above the table, includin vrie rs are adapted to causes the rotation of the pulley '11 and moves the belt 9 in either direction depend ing which way the switch is turned. This moves the carriers and the brackets secured thereto and the'transverse spindles and the cloth. is spread on the table as the carriers roll on their rails. When the end of travel is'reached the operator pulls the cord again to reverse the switch and motor and the carriers travel back again. The use of the cord 21 enables the operator to manipulate the switch from any position which he may assume along the table.

What I claim as new is 1. A cloth handling machine comprising a table, a carrier adapted to be moved alon each side of the table, a vertically ad 'ustable bracket secured to each carrier an transverse cloth supporting devices adapted to be supported on the brackets abovethe table and means for adjusting the op osite brackets at the same height includ ing graduations on the brackets and set screws for holding them in place after adjustment.

2. A cloth handling I machine comprisin a table,

cloth supporting devices arrange carriers in airs and transversely arrange means for olding the cloth, means for moving the carriers along 'the, table'and rails on which the carriers are adapted to mo e, and means for adjusting the rails vertically. I

3. A cloth handling machine comprisin a table, cloth supporting devices arranged above the table, including carriers in airs and transversely arranged means for olding the cloth, means for moving the carriers along the'table and rails on which the carmove and means for adjusting the rails laterally.

4. A cloth handling machine comprising a table, cloth supporting devices arrange above the table, and transversely arranged means for including carriers in airs ing the cloth, means for moving the carriers "along the table and rails onwhich the car- 'and transversely old-.

riers are adapted to move, and means for adjusting the rails vertically and.- laterally.

5. A cloth handling machine comprising a table, cloth suppo ting devices arranged above the table, including carriers in pairs arranged means for holding the cloth and means for moving the can riers, consisting of an endless belt secured to each carrier, pulleys adapted to actuate the same and means for rotating the pulleys, consisting of a motor and intermediate power transmitting mechanism and a switching device for controlling the motor.

6. -A cloth handling machine comprising a table, cloth supporting devices arranged above the table, including carriers in pairs and transversely arranged means for holding the cloth and. meansfor moving riers, consisting of an endless belt secured to each carrier, pulleys adapted to actuate the same and means for rotating the-pulleys, consisting of a motor and intermediate power transmitting mechanism and a switching device for controlling the motor, includingl an actuating cord stretched along the tab e.

7. A cloth handling machine comprising a table, cloth supporting devices arrange above the table, including carriers in pairs and transversely arranged means for holding the cloth and means for moving the carriers, consisting of an endless belt secured the car- I to each carrier, pulleys adapted to actuate I the same and means for rotatingthe pulleys and stopping the belts automatically at a predetermined point in the travel of the carrier, consisting of a switching device provided with an actuating cord stretched along the table, a stop on the table and a cooperating device on the cord.

In a machineof the character described, a cloth carrier comprising a table, a pair of carriers, one on each side thereof, a vertically adjustble bracket secured to each carrier, each bracket having a plurality of vertical slots and transverse cloth carrying spindles adapted to be supported in the slots.

-9. In a machine of the character described,

a cloth carrier comprising a table, a pair of carriers, one on each side thereof, a vert cally ad ustable bracket secured to each carrier,

'each bracket having a plurality of vertical each bracket having a. plurality ofvertical slots and transverse cloth carrying spindles adapted to be supported in the slots and means for securing the spindles in place after adjustment, consisting of set screws.

12. A cloth handling machine, comprising a table, a pa r ofi rails arranged on each side thereof, a vcarrier adapt'ed to rollpn-said a table, a

go in each sleeve and, transverse jcloth"carrying each pair of rails, a sleeve on the-carrier, a-slotted bracket adaptedito besu ported in said sleeve, a; gage,

on the bracket or accurately'regulating-its position in the sleeve, andmeans for securing. the bracket in place after adj11st:i nnt.' f

13. A cloth handling machine comprising a;'- carrier-*adap'te ralls, a sleeve on each gamer a slotted bracket adapted, to be suppgrterl side thereo pindls "adaptedto" be 4 supported on the pairof brackets."

"14. A cloth handling machine comprising a table, a pair of vertically and laterally ad;

justable rails arranged on each side thereof,-

a carrier adapted to roll on each pair of ralls, a; sleeve on each carrier, a slotted bracket, adapted to'be supported in each 7 sleeve and transverse cloth'carrying spindles adapted to 'be'supported on the pair of brackets and means for -accurately determining the position of each bracket in its VV itnessmyflianol this 30th day of No- "ven1ber;l908', at Brooklyn N. Y.

Fair of rails arranged on ifach to re -on p CORNELIUS-WEISS.

Witnesses:

' f WILL$A M R.fBAmn,-'

' S. NEWTON. 

